The comments come amid two more high-profile detentions by ICE of a Tufts University student and a University of Alabama student.

The Trump administration has revoked the visas of hundreds of foreign students. Tufts University is pushing back, a court declaration shows.

It might be more than 300 at this point. We do it every day. Every time I find one of these lunatics, I take away their visa,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at a March 27 news conference.

Once the Trump administration attempts to revoke a visa or green card – which grants permanent residency rather than a short-term stay in the US for a specific purpose -- students still have the right to an immigration hearing to determine if their deportations are justified, according to Cheryl David, a New York immigration attorney.

Ten international students have had their visas revoked by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security across Colorado universities. The University of Colorado released a statement confirming that F-1 visas issued to four international students on its Boulder and Colorado Springs campuses were revoked.

Department of Homeland Security revoked visas of 10 international students at Colorado universities, said officials at the universities - Anadolu Ajansı

That same day, Columbia announced suspensions, expulsions and temporary degree revocations of some of the students involved ... was arrested this month and told he was being detained because his student visa had been revoked. Khalil is still detained ...

The US has revoked the visas of more than 300 international students, sparking fears of additional deportations. The crackdown, led by the Trump administration, is reportedly targeting students linked to campus protests. The move has caused alarm among Indian and other international students living in the US.